Joshua Mason to have hit-and-run charges heard in Supreme Court after pleading to unrelated charges

A man who allegedly tried to hide a body following a hit and run will have his charges heard in the Supreme Court.

A man who allegedly fatally struck a woman on the Stuart Highway will have his case heard in the Supreme Court.

Joshua Gary Mason, 23, who allegedly conspired with his mother to cover-up the gruesome hit and run of 50-year-old grandmother Kumanjayi Napurrurla Dixon also pleaded guilty to unrelated driving charges.

The charges relating to the incident include hit and run causing death, attempting to pervert the course of justice and destroying evidence.

Mason is alleged to have hit Ms Dixon while driving along the Stuart Highway near Coolalinga on May 30.

It is alleged he did not contact triple-0 following the incident, and did not render support upon discovering the body.

Police further allege Mason and his mother Deborah Mason doubled back following the crash and hid the body in a shallow grave.

Kumanjayi Napurrurla Dixon, 50, was fatally struck in an alleged hit and run on the Stuart Highway, Coolalinga on May 30, 2022. Her severed leg was later spotted by motorists.

However, Ms Dixon’s disembodied leg was spotted the following day leading to the discovery of the body on Jenkins Rd in Virginia.

Crown prosecutor Tamara Grealy said Mason was also charged with attempting to destroy evidence which could have helped in investigations.

“You as the driver failed to stop the vehicle at the scene of the incident and did not give any assistance that would be reasonable in the circumstances,” Ms Grealy said.

“You are also charged with attempting to obstruct the course of justice.

“You did it knowing a thing, namely blood, would be required as evidence in judicial proceedings, you destroyed the blood with the intent to prevent it from being used in evidence.”

He will appear in Supreme Court on January 27.

Mason also pleaded guilty to unrelated set of driving offences including speeding, driving under the influence and driving without a license.

These charges were put forward for an incident which occurred on May 22, just eight days prior to the fatal collision.

On that occasion he was driving over the speed limit while driving along Garramilla Boulevard, travelling at 84km/h on the 60km/h road.

He was apprehended on the intersection of Garramilla Boulevard where he informed police had had been drinking.

After failing a blood-alcohol test with a positive reading he was arrested and taken to Casuarina Police Station where a further analysis returned a blood alcohol result of 0.068.

Police checked his license, only to discover it had expired two days prior.

Originally published as Joshua Mason to have hit-and-run charges heard in Supreme Court after pleading to unrelated charges